Impact of COVID-19 on Decatur High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 566th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 719th of 1961 High schools | 6.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Decatur High School) | 46 | 25 | 21% |
End of Course Algebra I (Decatur Independent School District (Isd)) | 58 | 38 | 20% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Decatur High School) | 76 | 64 | 12% |
End of Course Biology (Decatur Independent School District (Isd)) | 76 | 64 | 12% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Decatur High School) | 60 | 66 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Decatur Independent School District (Isd)) | 60 | 66 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Decatur High School) | 60 | 62 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Decatur Independent School District (Isd)) | 60 | 62 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Decatur High School) | 76 | 83 | 7% |
End of Course U.S. History (Decatur Independent School District (Isd)) | 76 | 83 | 7% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1053 | 1140 | 8.3% |
African American | 16 | 14 | 12.5% |
American Indian | 8 | 6 | 25% |
Asian | 10 | 13 | 30% |
Hispanic | 345 | 402 | 16.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 3 | |
White | 655 | 673 | 2.7% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 29 | 52.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 43% | 41.8% | 1.2% |